Richie Ginther
Born
August 5, 1930(1930-08-05 ) Granada Hills, California, USA
Died
September 20, 1989(1989-09-20 ) (aged 59) Touzac, France
Paul Richard "Richie" Ginther (August 5 , 1930 - September 20 , 1989) was an American racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1960 and 1967 , scoring one win. He drove for Ferrari , Scarab , BRM , Honda , Cooper and Eagle during a career which spanned eight seasons.
He scored Honda's first ever win when he won the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix . Subsequent Honda victories were recorded by John Surtees and Jenson Button . He took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, but his entries never finished the race.
Ginther was also born on the same day as Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. He died while on vacation with his family in France in 1989.
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Complete Formula One Results
Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Pts
Pos
1960
8
9th
6th
6th
DNS
2nd
1961
16
5th
2nd
5th
3rd
Ret
3rd
8th
Ret
DNA
1962
10
8th
Ret
Ret
13th
3rd
13th
8th
2nd
Ret
7th
1963
24 (29)
3rd
2nd
4th
5th
Ret
4th
3rd
2nd
2nd
3rd
Ret
1964
23
5th
2nd
11th
4th
5th
8th
7th
2nd
4th
4th
8th
1965
11
7th
Ret
6th
Ret
Ret
6th
Ret
7th
1st
1966
5
11th
Ret
5th
Ret
NC
4th
1967
0
NC
DNQ
DNA
Key
Symbol
Meaning
Symbol
Meaning
1st
Winner
Ret
Retired
2nd
Podium finish
DSQ
Disqualified
3rd
DNQ
Did not qualify
5th
Points finish
DNPQ
Did not pre-qualify
14th
Non-points finish
TD
Test driver
Italics
Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap
DNS
Did not start
18th†
Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)
NC
Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP
Qualified for pole position
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